168724

Primary Health Care in Practice

Primary health care is central to improving equity. This course critiques the primary health care system and clinical practice on a continuum from health promotion and disease prevention to treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care. By prioritising equity and complying with guarantees of Te Tiriti o Waitangi health professionals can achieve equitable health outcomes for Māori and other underserved populations.
Course code

Qualifications are made up of courses. Some universities call these papers. Each course is numbered using six digits.

168724
Level

The fourth number of the course code shows the level of the course. For example, in course 219206, the fourth number is a 2, so it is a 200-level course (usually studied in the second year of full-time study).

700-level
Credits

Each course is worth a number of credits. You combine courses (credits) to meet the total number of credits needed for your qualification.

30
Subject
Nursing

Course planning information

Course notes

Attendance at any Block Courses/Contact Workshops is compulsory.

To pass the course students must submit all assessments.

General progression requirements

You may enrol in a postgraduate course (that is a 700-, 800- or 900-level course) if you meet the prerequisites for that course and have been admitted to a qualification which lists the course in its schedule.

Learning outcomes

What you will learn. Knowledge, skills and attitudes you’ll be able to show as a result of successfully finishing this course.

  • 1 Critically examine opportunities for disease prevention, through the lens of social determinants of health.
  • 2 Demonstrate competence in risk assessment (personal and community) and apply appropriate interventions that align with Te Tiriti o Waitangi to support equitable health outcomes.
  • 3 Critically examine frameworks and models of primary health care practice, integrating the obligations of Te Tiriti o Waitangi to explore how integrated health service delivery contributes to achieving equity.
  • 4 Demonstrate the ability to practice safely and in a culturally appropriate manner with a diverse range of ethnic and cultural groups and individuals.
  • 5 Critically examine the provision of primary health care, including increased clinical autonomy with a particular reference to health disparities.
  • 6 Demonstrate expert level communication skills in primary health care practice, incorporating cultural competence and awareness of Te Tiriti o Waitangi to engage effectively with Māori and other underserved populations.

Learning outcomes can change before the start of the semester you are studying the course in.

Assessments

Assessment Learning outcomes assessed Weighting
Participation 1 2 3 6 20%
Written Assignment 3 4 5 6 40%
Oral/Performance/Presentation 1 2 3 4 5 6 40%

Assessment weightings can change up to the start of the semester the course is delivered in.

You may need to take more assessments depending on where, how, and when you choose to take this course.

Explanation of assessment types

Explanation of assessment types
Computer programmes
Computer animation and screening, design, programming, models and other computer work.
Creative compositions
Animations, films, models, textiles, websites, and other compositions.
Exam College or GRS-based (not centrally scheduled)
An exam scheduled by a college or the Graduate Research School (GRS). The exam could be online, oral, field, practical skills, written exams or another format.
Exam (centrally scheduled)
An exam scheduled by Assessment Services (centrally) – you’ll usually be told when and where the exam is through the student portal.
Oral or performance or presentation
Debates, demonstrations, exhibitions, interviews, oral proposals, role play, speech and other performances or presentations.
Participation
You may be assessed on your participation in activities such as online fora, laboratories, debates, tutorials, exercises, seminars, and so on.
Portfolio
Creative, learning, online, narrative, photographic, written, and other portfolios.
Practical or placement
Field trips, field work, placements, seminars, workshops, voluntary work, and other activities.
Simulation
Technology-based or experience-based simulations.
Test
Laboratory, online, multi-choice, short answer, spoken, and other tests – arranged by the school.
Written assignment
Essays, group or individual projects, proposals, reports, reviews, writing exercises, and other written assignments.

Textbooks needed

There are no set texts for this course.